From 9642cd7ae24f0ba79ce5647c709b35ae8f06a285 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jasper Ras Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2025 21:14:51 +0100 Subject: vault backup: 2025-01-19 21:14:51 --- 3 Resources/Bash/Reference arguments.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) create mode 100644 3 Resources/Bash/Reference arguments.md (limited to '3 Resources/Bash/Reference arguments.md') diff --git a/3 Resources/Bash/Reference arguments.md b/3 Resources/Bash/Reference arguments.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f39eeb1 --- /dev/null +++ b/3 Resources/Bash/Reference arguments.md @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ +Reference as array: `$@`. +Reference as string: `$*`. + +Let's say we want to open a file in our favorite editor through a script, prefixing the filename with something such as a date. +If we were to use `hx "$(date) $@"`, where we reference the arguments as an array, it'd open more than one file - one for the date and one for each argument. +We must use `$*` so that our invocation becomes `hx "$(date) $*"`. This would open a single file with the name being the combination of our arguments prefixed by date. \ No newline at end of file -- cgit v1.2.3